Warning before tsunami was revealed by Indonesian government after earthquake with power of 7.2 degrees in Richter scale.
As Indonesian geophysical agency informed, quakes started about 9:30 of polish time near western coasts of Sumatra.
On Wednesday Sumatra were haunted by earthquake with power of 7.5 degrees in Richter scale; three person died, 25 are injured.
Indonesia expanded on space of thousands of kilometers country is a part of “ring of fire”, the region with powerful seismic activity, surrounding Pacific Ocean.
Three years ago exceptionally powerful earthquake with power of about 9 degrees in Richter scale shook with seabed of Indian Ocean south of Sumatra, causing gigantic tsunami wave, which killed 230 thousand people in many countries, including 170 thousands in Indonesia itself.
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